ked: "How many prisoners have you?"

He held up his hand with fingers outstretched, indicating five. There
was no delay in preparing the wagon, and Jack and Jill, the two old
trustworthies, were hustled along, to show the path of freedom to some
of the boys' former companions and associates.

John's last injunction was: "Be sure and take plenty of food along." The
order was unnecessary. The boys had thought of this, and the wagon, held
precious little but articles of comfort for the unfortunates.

Sama directed the wagon to the north, and Muro's son Lolo accompanied
them on the journey.

"Do you know," said Harry, "we are going straight toward the Cataract?"

"I had quite forgotten that," answered George. "How I would like to go
back again to the dear old place!"

"I have just been thinking, what a wonderful life we have had since we
landed here. We had nothing when we came, and now we have everything!"

"Yes," answered George; and he stopped, while his eyes took on a blurry
feeling, and the lashes began to blink at an alarming rate. "All but
home!"

Harry looked at George. There was an inflection, which he caught.

"Of course; I mean that, too. But we haven't lost them. When this
business here is settled we are to go to work on the big vessel. When I
think of that it eases my mind."

"That is the great comfort to me, too. It makes me happy when I think of
the joy we are bringing to the people here. I really love every foot of
this island. It has been a wonderful experience to us."

"And," responded Harry, "to think that we have aided in restoring so
many to freedom; John and Blakely, and the four boys, and--I wonder who
the ones are that we are going after now?"

"That is what I have been thinking about all along. But did you ever see
such bricks as Uraso and Muro?"

Lolo had learned many things in the short ten days that he had been with
them. The boys had attained a remarkable knowledge of the language, and
Lolo was a constant instructor for them. He was so simple and unaffected
in his ways that they grew to love him.

Within two hours the location of the village was sighted. It was
distinctly noticed among the trees, perched on a hillside, and the
excitement of the boys was intense. Stut was in charge of the warriors.

Before the village was reached several warriors belonging to the Illyas
appeared, but fell back when they saw what was approaching. Stut
directed Sama to inform them that they had com